It’s been forever since I’ve listened to The Smiths, perhaps I should revisit them this summer – though, like you, I was really disappointed and put off by Morrissey’s later antics and reactionary views. Also, […]

Great analysis of Meireles’s installation, Ana. I wrote on it for my essay “Zoonotic Undemocracy” in October journal a few years ago, check it out if interested!

Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Ena. What an interesting way to frame things, i.e. the difference/gap between knowledge and action. You’ve really thought this through in a compelling way in this post.

Your right, Stephanie, sometimes opening questions can be more important than going straight to answers!

Thanks, Zea, I also don’t know all that much about Jonathas de Andrade’s work, besides what’s mentioned in the reading. I’ve looked for it online, but unfortunately there are only snippets.

I didn’t know of Mario Tama’s work before your post, Matthew, thanks for making this connection with Henner’s feedlot series.

I enjoyed reading about that blue jay, Aisha. Very interesting and so nice to see how you speculated on the situations with an open mind. Maybe you could have connect this story a bit more to Alex and the Great […]

Thanks for your thoughtful post, Nina. It’s definitely true that the issues involved in all this are highly complex, and the scale is immense. We definitely don’t live in a perfect world! I think it’s largely a […]

Nice first comment, Lisa, your voice and experiences really shine through

Thanks for your first post of the semester, Nina. It’s compelling, especially the connections you make on Don’t Look Up’s reception and Steinbeck.

Wonderful first post, Zea. I have yet to read it, but I know that Braiding Sweetgrass is basically already a classic, hopefully I’ll get to it this summer! Great outside reference for the class to have. I might […]

Thanks, Gg, I tend to agree that the “Capitalocene” is the more fitting term, but “Anthropocene” really rolls off the tongue and sounds more neutral/scientific (which is probably why it’s caught on)

Wonderful first post, Samihah, I enjoyed reading! That dinosaur hypothesis sounds a bit nuts, honestly, but makes for great science fiction (spoiler alert: it’s actually very much like the plot twist that comes at […]

Super thoughtful first post, Aisha, so happy you found this first lecture interesting…

Wonderful first post, Anna, so clear and focused (I too love those Haeckel drawings!)

Thanks, Matthew, interesting focus. We’ll get into these matters in far greater detail in the upcoming ANIMALS lecture (and the PLANT POLITICS lecture much later in the semester), so stay tuned!